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fatty matter and wax, an indeterminate quantity; — Total, 15.95; 

 Loss, 0.05. — Journal de Pharmacie, Juin. 



39. Chemical Examination and Analysis of the Flowers and 

 Leaves of Yarrow, Achillea Millefolium, L., by L. F. Bley. — The 

 flowers contain, according to the analysis of M. Bley, in 2000 grains, 

 Volatile oil . . 1.9375 Gummy extract . 2.0 

 Acetic acid . . 0.28 

 Vegetable albumen 64.0 

 Nitrate and muriate of 



potassa . . 42.0 

 Hard resin, with phos- 

 phoric acid. . 13.0 

 Tanniniferous ext. with 

 muriate of potassa4 1 5.0 

 (All the above are extracted by water and by alcohol.) 

 Concrete albumen 52.0 Gluten soluble with 



difficulty . 26.0 



Artificial gum? . 208.0 Tannin . . 50 



Gluten . . 169.0 Vegetable fibre . 320.0 



(The above are obtained by the action of muriatic acid, and caustic 

 potass.) 



Products from incineration : 

 Sulphate and muriate of lime, with magnesia 1 ft ~ 



Alumine ...... J " 



Silica l 80 



Oxide of iron, with oxide of manganese . J ' 



Sulphur . . . . . .a trace 



Water 200.0 



Loss 50.7825 



Total 2000.00 gr. 



In 2000 grains of the dried leaves there were, 



Volatile oil 0.96 



Acetic acid ...... 0.48 



Traces of sulphur ..... 0.00 



Vegetable albumen, with a trace of starch . 24.00 

 Nitrate and muriate of potassa . . 44.00 



Hard resin 12.00 



Extract, with muriate, nitrate, and phosphate 



of potassa 352.0 



Tanniniferous extract, with sulphate of lime . 55.0 



Gum 71.0 



Chlorophyle 137.56 



All these substances have been obtained by water, alcohol, and ether. 

 Concrete albumen . 40.0 Vegetable fibre 360.0 

 Artificial gum ? . 371.0 

 Gluten . , 265.0 



Phyteumacolle . 50.0 



